Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Public Administration Act 2004 - SECT 57

Powers on special reviews

57. Powers on special reviews



(1) A person conducting a special review may, in connection with the review,
enter the premises of a body that is the subject of the review.

(2) Sections 14, 15, 16 and 21A of the Evidence Act 1958 apply to a person
conducting a special review as if he or she were a Board or the Chairman of a
Board appointed by the Governor in Council.

(3) A person is not excused from producing any document or answering any
question at a special review on the ground that the production of the document
or the answering of the question is prohibited by or under any other Act.

(4) The production of a document or the answering of a question, when required
at a special review, does not constitute a breach of a provision made by or
under any Act prohibiting the disclosure of information of a kind contained in
that document or answer.

(5) Nothing in this section takes away from any privilege or immunity existing
by custom or convention and relating to the production of documents of
previous Governments.